Tire Recommendations for Bronco Sasquatch

[BroncoKong Jr.]

When mine wear out I'm probably going with Recon Grapplers. Don't know how good they would be in the snow though, as that's not something I really have to worry about.

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[MIBronco21]

I have K02’s on my F150 in Michigan. They are a great all around tire. They handle the snow very well imo. Others speak high of the Ridge Grapplers. I put the Trail Grapplers on our Bronco and they are definitely much louder than the K02’s, which was expected.

 

[OldBikerGeorge]

Cooper and Goodyear are the only two true American brands.
Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT- LT315/70R17
I ran the Cooper Discoverer STT on my Rubicon and loved them, a little noisy but awsome in mud or snow.

 

[Destroyer]

Few notes, personally I wouldn't trust anyones opinion on a tire unless they've put at LEAST 10-15k on them, preferably the full life of the tire. Every tire is super quiet, handles everything great, everything about the tire is perfect when you first get it and through the first few thousand miles. Wait until someone has had to do a few rotations, and the center section of lugs on their MT's has worn flat with the rest of the tire, their wayyy louder, etc. Lots of peoples opinions would change.

That all being said, I only have full tire life experience with two tires on your list; the Falken AT3's and the Ridge Grapplers. The AT3's being an AT with the tighter tread pattern were a much better performer through snow, in heavy rain, and were much quieter on the road through the life of the tire compared to the Ridge Grapplers. I think I got 65k out of the AT3. The Ridge Grapplers were much louder on the road, especially once they start to wear flat, were decent in snow, and performed great offroad. I'm on my second set of Ridge Grapplers on my Jeep now, and I got 43k out of my first set. My biggest issue and concern with the Ridge Grapplers is their performance in heavy rain. Once you get about 15k miles on them, they are pretty uneasy in medium rain and in heavy rain where you can see noticeable puddles, they are very very unpredictable. By far my biggest issue with them. And for comparable reference, I've run Cooper STT's on my previous jeep through the entire life of the tire and the wet performance was significantly better and those tires are arguably much more aggressive.

 

[BroncoKong Jr.]

Cooper and Goodyear are the only two true American brands.

Same company. Mickey Thompson as well.

There are quite a few foreign brands that make tires in the US though.

 

[kodiakisland]

Same company. Mickey Thompson as well.

There are quite a few foreign brands that make tires in the US though.

Yep, we live in the age of globalization. US companies build tires overseas and foreign companies build tires in the US. Kinda like all the Toyotas that are built here in the US. I do wonder what Cooper and all it's affiliates will look like down the road since Goodyear bought them out.

I look for Made in the USA on the side of my tires when I buy them. I'm not so much concerned with corporate profits as I am employing Americans who want to work. There are just too many good made in the US tires for me to buy Asian made tires.

There are a lot of things where you have no choice in where it's made, but not so with tires.

 

[da_jokker]

My old man handwritten list
I want a narrow tire

Yeah those Klevlar RT are a rare find at 35 x 10.5 and D rated but damed if they aren't real expensive.

 

[mcinfantry]

Yeah those Klevlar RT are a rare find at 35 x 10.5 and D rated but damed if they aren't real expensive.

Heavy too

 

[Deleted member 12876]

I went with 35 Ridge Grapplers on my 2 door badlands. I just spent a week in Big Bend NP at the Talley Campground which is about 25-30 miles of dirt road driving to get to. I went in and out each day, sometimes hauling ass, and i only had 1 small ding on my door. I think its from something else but the wife says its because i was driving so fast. I also have the Zroadz side steps so that may have stopped some rocks, but i hardly heard any hard metal pings while driving.

How tippy was the ride at higher speeds on rough dirt roads in The 2 door? I’m still waiting in a build date so who knows when I get experience the ride myself.
but maybe one day lol

 

[zane8stacks]

How tippy was the ride at higher speeds on rough dirt roads in The 2 door? I’m still waiting in a build date so who knows when I get experience the ride myself.
but maybe one day lol

Smooth as butter. The faster I went the smoother I got. Only time I "had issues" was hitting deeper drop downs or pot holes and there are some wash away breaks on the trails so little 2-3 foot humps that are like ramps on both sides. I could only hit those at about 30 or below. Above that and you would feel the ass end get higher when you were coming down. It never bottomed but it was just a smoother going slower

 

[Deleted member 12876]

Smooth as butter. The faster I went the smoother I got. Only time I "had issues" was hitting deeper drop downs or pot holes and there are some wash away breaks on the trails so little 2-3 foot humps that are like ramps on both sides. I could only hit those at about 30 or below. Above that and you would feel the ass end get higher when you were coming down. It never bottomed but it was just a smoother going slower

That’s great feedback
Thanks!!

 

[irishdore]

Cooper and Goodyear are the only two true American brands.

Um, that is untrue.

Bridgestone Americas is located corporately in Nashville, TN. You can find the list of their worldwide (please note total world) manufacturing sites here: Bridgestone You'll note that the majority of sites are in the USA. They employ over 60,000 people in the USA alone. And own Firestone Complete Auto Care centers as well, which employ even more Americans.

 

[OldBikerGeorge]

The history of Bridgestone America dates back to the two separate companies that merged to form Bridgestone Tire company. The first one is Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, that was founded in August 1900 by Harvey Firestone and was headquartered in Akron, Ohio. The second one is the Bridgestone Tire Company, Ltd., founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi in Japan.[8] The first Bridgestone tire was produced on 9 April 1930, by the Japanese "Tabi" Socks Tire Division (actually made jika-tabi).
You can read more here- Bridgestone - Wikipedia

 

[Snacktime]

I picked up some Kelly Edge MT that are a sub brand of Goodyear with made in the USA on the sidewall. Cheap, in stock and fairly aggressive.

I have run a few tires and brands on the list. Falken AT3 are by far my favorite right now. They wear good, great in snow that is wet and on black ice.

My last set of Nitto Tires that where triple peak rated felt like a down grade as soon as winter hit. Terrible on ice and dry snow.

My last set of BFG KO2 didn't last and didn't perform. Replaced them with Cooper AT3 and it was noticable.

I drive 25k+ miles a year on road and mine sites. Best tires are subjective.

 

[KenNessee]

My old man handwritten list
I want a narrow tire

You see Nitto makes a 35x11.5R17 Trail Grappler that's a load range C? If you like the more narrow.

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